Redgram Outlook, April 2022
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Redgram Outlook – April 2022
Redgram is commonly known as Tur or Arhar in India and is the second important pulse crop in the country after gram (chana). The ability of redgram to produce high economic yields under soil moisture deficit makes it an important crop in rainfed and dry land agriculture. World major redgram producing countries are India (38.90 lakh tonnes), Malawi (4.34 lakh tonnes), Myanmar (3.47 lakh tonnes), Tanzania (0.90 lakh tonnes) and Haiti (0.44 lakh tonnes).
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES). *2nd Advance estimates Figure 1: Production of Redgram in India (in million tonnes)
Area under redgram reported during 2021-22 was 50.02 lakh ha (123.61 lakh acres) as against 48.18 lakh ha (119.05 lakh acres) during the same period in 2020-21. In India, major redgram producing states are Maharashtra 14.47 lakh ha (35.77 lakh acres), Karnataka 13.24 lakh ha (32.72 lakh acres), Madhya Pradesh 4.28 lakh ha (10.58 lakh acres), Telangana 3.09 lakh ha (7.65 lakh acres) and Uttar Pradesh 3.54 lakh ha (8.75 lakh acres). According to Government 2nd advance estimates, all India redgram production in 2021-22 is at 4.40 million tonnes.
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Table 1: State wise area under redgram in India
State 2020-21 2021-22
Area
(lakh ha) Area (lakh acres)
% to
total area Area
(lakh ha) Area (lakh acres)
% to total area
Karnataka 12.81 31.64 26.58 14.47 35.77 28.93
Maharashtra 12.47 30.81 25.88 13.24 32.72 26.47
Madhya
Pradesh 4.12 10.18 8.55 4.28 10.58 8.56
Uttar Pradesh 3.51 8.68 7.29 3.54 8.75 7.07
Telangana 4.36 10.76 9.04 3.09 7.65 6.19
Others 10.92 26.98 22.66 11.39 28.15 22.78
All India 48.18 119.05 100.00 50.02 123.61 100.00 Source: www.agricoop.nic.in
Table 2: Redgram Domestic Supply & Demand (in lakh tonnes)
2020-21 2021-22
Opening Stocks 7.06 11.81
Production 42.80 40.00
Imports 5.30 5.00
Total Supply 55.16 56.81
Exports 0.35 0.25
Consumption 43.00 43.25
Total Demand 43.35 43.50
Ending Stocks 11.81 13.31
Source: www.agriwatch.com
The major markets for this crop in Telangana are Badepalli, Devarakadra, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Sadasivpet, Zaheerabad, Suryapet, Tandur and Warangal. The major markets in neighboring states are Kadiri, Narsaraopet, Tiruvuru, Kurnool, Yeminiganur and Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, Gulbarga, Sedam, Yadgiri, Bidar, Bijapur, Bellary and Bagalkote in Karnataka, and Akola, Latur, Jalgaon and Nagpur in Maharashtra.
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Table 3: District wise area under redgram in Telangana
District 2020-21 2021-22
Area
(ha) Area
(acres) % to total
area Area (ha) Area
(acres) % to total area Vikarabad 74725 184649 17.16 71606 176943 23.14 Narayanpet 55925 138193 12.84 45072 111374 14.57 Sanga Reddy 43712 108014 10.04 36439 90043 11.78
Adilabad 25044 61885 5.75 24477 60483 7.91
Mahabubnagar 28939 71509 6.64 10917 26976 3.53
Yadadri 18312 45250 4.20 9258 22877 2.99
Kamareddy 9829 24287 2.26 7611 18806 2.46
Others 179070 442490 41.11 104067 257155 33.63 Telangana State 435555 1076277 100 309446 764657 100 Source: www.agri.telangana.gov.in
Table 4: State wise Wholesale Prices for Redgram March 2022 State
Prices February,
2022
Prices January,
2022
Prices February,
2021
% Change (Over Previous
Month)
% Change (Over Previous
Year)
Andhra Pradesh 5012.39 4876.68 5483.04 2.78 -8.58
Chhattisgarh 1988.06 5780.98 6430.06 -65.61 -69.08
Gujarat 5536.03 5820.08 6077.7 -4.88 -8.91
Karnataka 6053.13 5992.71 6368.52 1.01 -4.95
Kerala 11097.23 9921.03 10010.52 11.86 10.86
Madhya Pradesh 5454.99 5314.38 5525.75 2.65 -1.28
Maharashtra 6182.06 5992.12 6374.84 3.17 -3.02
NCT of Delhi 3923.33 3207.89 22.3 __
Rajasthan 5260.46 5190.61 2293.26 1.35 129.39
Tamil Nadu 5789.08 5239.25 10.49 __
Telangana 5990.94 6565.83 6395.17 -8.76 -6.32
Uttar Pradesh 6251.44 6189.68 5611.96 1 11.39
Average 6105.95 6471.28 6351.81
Source: www.agmarknet.gov.in
In Telangana major redgram growing districts are Vikarabad 71606 ha (176943 acres), Narayanpet 45072 ha (111374 acres), Sangareddy 36439 ha (90043 acres), Adilabad 24477 ha (60483 acres) Mahabubnagar 10917 ha (26976 acres), Yadadri 9258 ha (22877 acres) and
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Kamareddy 7611 lakh ha (18806 acres). According to State Government 4th advance estimates, redgram production in 2020-21 is at 3.33 lakh tonnes with a productivity of 776 Kg/ha (314 Kg/acre).
Table 5: Prices and Arrivals of Redgram in Tandur Market during March 2022 Date Arrival
(Quintal)
Maximum price (Rs/quintal)
Minimum price (Rs/quintal)
Modal price (Rs/quintal)
2 2,928 6,551 5,307 6,435
3 1,818 6,575 4,563 6,381
5 3,211 6,526 4,559 6,336
7 1,882 6,534 5,407 6,363
8 2,103 6,471 4,395 6,354
9 1,665 6,552 5,179 6,363
10 2,068 6,585 5,805 6,435
11 1,706 6,580 5,316 6,363
15 2,420 6,584 5,617 6,471
16 1,835 6,544 5,118 6,401
18 1,631 6,539 5,307 6,509
19 1,328 6,545 5,805 6,435
22 1,966 6,521 4,628 6,507
23 1,727 6,518 5,262 6,479
24 1,413 6,570 4,581 6,453
26 1,113 6,687 5,028 6,561
28 887 6,687 5,751 6,165
Source: http://tsmarketing.in
The shortage of ready stock and demand for mills continued to support cash market. Prices may slip by Rs. 150 to 200 as the quotes in Myanmar decreased by $20 to $ 800. Availability is good in Myanmar and African countries. The crop of Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique is available in the range of Rs. 5400-5500 in Mumbai. Supply side seems at comfortable level in the coming weeks.So, any spike is unlikely. Normal trade is expected.
Under these circumstances, Agricultural Market Intelligence Centre, PJTSAU expects that redgram may trade in price range between Rs. 6400 - 6600 per quintal in the month of April 2022.
